The Lion, The Leopards and the Knobthorn
On a recent afternoon, we set off in search of leopard. Fortune would have it that we had some strong leads to follow in that a group of guests that …
On a recent afternoon, we set off in search of leopard. Fortune would have it that we had some strong leads to follow in that a group of guests that …
It starts with that heart-stopping moment that I see Prof’s hand twitch; his fingers splay out from the handle on the bonnet of the Land Rover, that subtle signal to …
An exhilarating sighting of the Senegal Bush Male stealing a kill from two hyenas, that had in fact just stolen the kill from the Mashaba Female. Imagine watching this unfold …
A fairly unusually hot week for the middle of winter saw temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit), reminding us of the warmth of summer. If the heat continues any …
Halfway into a three-week stay with my guests, we wanted to do something slightly different for our morning game drive. Most of our great sightings so far were in the …
What a week! Resisting the urge to break the news of the wild dog pups to you for a few days has been painful, but now that it is posted …
This week we have found ourselves concentrating around the scarce bodies of water in amongst a dry, tawny-brown landscape. This in conjunction with the dust and haze in the atmosphere …
Over the last few weeks, we have been very fortunate to see a mother cheetah and her two sub-adult cubs on a number of occasions. The trio of speedsters have …
Yet another week has come to an end in a year that is rapidly flying by. In attempting to summarise this week, it took a while for me to work …
As we rapidly approach the winter solstice, who would have thought that the year 2021 would fly by as quickly as it has? The southern hemisphere’s winter solstice is the …
We left camp with the distant sound of lions roaring in the south eastern parts of the reserve, an area where the Ntsevu pride has been dominant for some time …
This Week in Video will be released tomorrow. But for today’s story; many of you will have heard that the Othawa male – the dominant male lion of the Mhangeni …
Lions regularly spend time apart from their prides, either splintering into temporary small groups, females breaking off to look for males to mate with, or lionesses denning small cubs and …
This past week started rather slow. The cold front that hit most of South Africa, leaving snow in some parts of the interior, stretched up into the Lowveld and brought …
Working at Londolozi you inevitably get to spend some quality time with different animals. On one occasion while we were watching a female leopard stalk an unsuspecting scrub hare, I …